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Aerofoil structure and method of assembly

US11192624B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Bernhard Schlipf · Hamburg, DE
Florian Lorenz · Hamburg, DE
German Ibanez-Gil · Bristol, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 29, 2018
Grant date	Dec 7, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 18, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64C3/28
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An airfoil structure comprising a torsion-box member with a cover and a spar web connected by at least one pivot joint to a leading-edge or trailing-edge member, wherein the pivot joint is configured to permit rotation of the leading-edge member, or trailing-edge member, relative to the torsion-box member between an installation position and an operational position.

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